15 posts tagged “green”

My Intro to yoga class ended last night. Our last class was four sections, showing us what kind of yoga classes they offer. First the Yin yoga, this is where you hold certain poses for 5-20 minutes at a time. Thankfully we only did three minutes. My knees were Killing me! Then Flow Yoga, lots of sun salutations and downward facing dog. I was delighted to fall into child's pose a few times. Then there was ... can't recall the name, but it was standing poses, and balancing poses. I can balance well on my feet, but my arms not so much. They are the long squishy things at my side that hold coffee for me. Then restorative. This is where we use bolsters and blankets to help us hold poses. We melted into them. I think this is the one I want to do next. I will stretch myself, and help my body release all the tension I have collected my whole life. There is also a breathing workshop coming up soon I feel I need to take.
After class we went to dinner with another couple, the yoga instructor, and a woman from class. It was fun. I found the other couple Delightful! We had so much in common! I like that! I hope to get in touch with them again.


Autumn,
I am so glad you are here. I hope to enjoy you today.
Things I love about Autumn:
The colors, deep red, yellow, pale green, the sound of leaves crunching below my feet, smoke billowing from chimneys, squash, mushrooms, crisp air, the smell of decaying plants, cinnamon, apples, fire, pie, cozy, hot cocoa, extra blankets on the couch and bed, soft knit hats, fingerless gloves, tall striped socks, layering shirts, thick tights, boots, scarves, thick sweaters, heavy sweatshirts, flannel pajamas, hot soup, sun after rain, spiders webs, dark nights, flannel sheets with snowflakes on them, apple cider.

okay that is all I can think of for now.

This was my secret way to get a shot of everybody, shhhh, they don't know!

Okay so the first group of photos are mainly blue or green shots.
This last Sunday I went on a photo stroll with Homebody, Kitty, and Karen.
I really hope it was half as fun for them as it was for me! I had a great time! I got a little anxious meeting new people and thought my anxiety was going to get the best of me, I was feeling a bit uncertain of my health. My tummy is never nice when I am anxious. I wonder if I will ever grow out of this feeling meeting new people. Hmmm... ANYWAY, what a great group of ladies! I hope to do it again. We walked around from about 12:30 until about 5. I really drug them around town. Sorry! I never get a chance to really take my time walking around because I am usually with other people who are not taking pictures so I have to hurry, and choose my shots wisely. Not Sunday! Boy, I shot everything my little heart desired! I uploaded about 100 photos to my flicker page. Both Kitty and Homebody have photos from our stroll on flickr as well. I don't know if Karen has any photos on flickr though, I am hoping she will yell me in the comments. ;-) But she did post a nice group photo of us all here as well as a cloud turtle which I totally missed!
I ran into my baby brother hanging out before he had to go to work, this was kind of special to me because he is quite elusive. Hard to get hold of. Something I strive to become too. ;-)
I took so many that I have broke it down into smaller chunks of photos to post, blue green, and I am not sure about the rest. Haha! The photos will tell me.

Tuesdays things:
Yuck-
1. still feeling icky, like maybe I am trying to get sick but my body is putting up the good fight. I will let it, after this I am taking a nap.

2. just got another invite to a bridal shower, that makes two more wedding to attend in my future as well as Grandpas birthday, a family camp out (which I may not attend if SIL and niece have not made up yet, or if SIL's boyfriend type thing is going), showers for weddings, baseball game, etc. Husband asked which week would be good to take off of work, so he is free for a week and we are not making ANY plans besides maybe a double date with an out of towner ;-)

3. um.... I can't think of more icky stuff, well I burned my grilled cheese sandwich. but I still ate it

YAY!
1. You know my laundry monster? Well it has been conquered! YES! I am VICTORIOUS!!! Now to clean off all the cat hair off my furniature. (little hint: do not get velvet type fabric for upholstery if you have animals)
2. my tomatoes are getting ripe in the back yard
3. it rained and it smells amazing outside
4. I uploaded all my photos to flickr
5. I am tired enough to take a nap, just in time for the law & order to put me to sleep.
6. Husband is going to be home for a week! YAY!!!
7. My fridge is full of fresh produce from the farmers market, i have a whole list of yummy dinners planned with them.

Here are some Green photos in honor of St. Patties day. If you are not wearing green right now, consider yourself cyber pinched! Hahaa!

I really want to say THANK YOU! to all of you for giving me so many happy birthday wishes! I REALLY brightened my weekend.

On Friday we had a nice dinner and I ate too many birthday cupcakes. Saw the stereotype of apathetic teens while waiting in line at the bakery. She was all dressed in black, heavy make-up and Bright Eyes himself waling into this cupcake shop would probably be the only thing to make this girl smile. She was with her mother, texting her friends. Gloomily saying to me "have a happy birthday" as I left. Her voice sounded almost mean, but that is the apathetic teen. I wonder if I was ever like that.

Saturday I went with the wedding party (for SIL's wedding) and we got fitted for the brides made dresses. Depressed after fitting we went shoe shopping. We bought shoes for the dresses. All I asked was that we go a little conservative with the heel. So 4 inches it is.

Do you have any idea how tall I am in those? I am 6' 2"!
I have shrank a bit since high school, thank goodness! I have to practice walking in them. sigh....they look like high school prom shoes, all strappy and silver with rhinestones. I will post a photo soon.

Yesterday I put my order in for my camera, I should get it this week. I get butterflies and slightly nauseas when I spend over $100 on something that is not a bill, and bitter when I have to spend that much on a bill. Haha!

It will take me a little while to get caught up on your blogs, be patient my friends! :-)

Thanks Again for all the birthday greetings!

Here is my Friday offering to you.
That store, what we always called the "little store" was where I would walk my baby brother and sister to to get candy, soda, and milk. I would walk with their tiny hand in mine, crossing streets cautiously together, excitedly choosing candy to bring home. Then I would carry their tiny body home on my back, they would be too tired to walk all the way home. I did this with such joy. I was in high school, sister was in elementary school by then, but brother was still a toddler. I did not go out with friends, or attend school dances, I played with them. I would babysit them and watch these amazing little people grow up. Now my Sister is in College, she wants to be a fashion writer for Vogue, my brother is in his last year of high school and wants to be a musician, he plays guitar and writes songs. I am SO proud of them, I feel so fortunate that I had the chance to hold those tiny hands in mine. To be a part of who they have become.

So here is my offering from yesterday.
I layered my clothes as much as I could. It was chilly yesterday. The sun was warm though.
I went to my favorite antique store where they gave me a large scrapbook from 1935 with hundreds of pages filled with newspaper clippings about the Dion Quintuplets. They were an oddity back then, for a woman to have 5 babies, and lived through it as well as the babies. The children were basically taken away from the parents by the Doctor who said they needed constant supervision. He made them a sideshow attraction. People drove from all over to watch them play, eat, sleep, and cry. This is how these girls were raised. Reality TV before TV. I saw a documentary about them and interviews with three of the girls. They talked about how hard it was to be raised by nurses rather than parents. Who by the way never saw a penny from the sideshow racket. They were eventually not allowed to even view the children from the visitors area.
Sad.

I went for a very long walk yesterday, I had to go see a doctor. There is something in one of my breasts. Thankfully after a mammogram, they had to get extra views, then they were not sure and had to get another. Then they had to do the ultrasound, and then another one with another doctor. It turns out I just have very dense breast tissue, phew............... I was getting kind of freaked out.
And to all women who have to get a mammogram, it does NOT hurt! I thought it was going to, but NO! It was uncomfortable to have a woman yanking my breast around and putting it in a vice, but no pain!  So that is what I did on Halloween, I got a mammogram and took a walk. : )

It was dry, but cool. My hat and scarf tightly wrapped my head and neck. It smelled slightly damp with a faint smell of decay. Allowing all of the fungus to grow. I must have seen at least 8 different types in my short walk in our city's watershed. There are many more varieties growing there. Husband runs there and he says he sees the same Asian group of people out in the trails picking some mushrooms and a certain type of leafy plant that grows in the swampy areas.

Husband went on a run and i walked in the woods, trying to really drink everything in. It was lovely.

puddles, my neighbors were probably shocked to see this 34 year old woman splashing in puddles like she was 8 years old. I did not care. The slap of the souls of my boots hitting the top of the puddle, the crackling of displaced water on the road. It was wonderful. : ) I was on my way home when I saw this womans garden, I have always admired it. She still has flowers! Lots of them! All that color on such a gray day, it felt warm like sunshine. So here are a few pictures I took today, I hope you enjoy them.

I have been under the weather, stupid cold! So I decided to post a few pictures I took the same day I walked on the bridge. I am hoping my fever that i have had for 3 days now will miraculously go away by tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a holiday on my husbands side of the family, it is called Thanksmas. Husbands grandparents move to Arizona and winter there, so they miss the holidays. His family is so large that they really do ALL get together. Husbands mom is one of 5 kids, all 5 kids will be there along with their kids and their grandkids. We give modest gifts, like homemade banana bread, cookies, and crafts. I usually make soap but have not had time to make it, so I mounted some of my photos on cards making a small package of stationary. We have been celebrating Thanksmas for at least 8 years, maybe more. One of husbands cousins is about 7 years old and asked his dad how other peoples families celebrate Thanksmas. CUTE! It is just a time we all get together and talk loud and laugh louder. Hope I feel better *crosses fingers*